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ARCH0002

Archelais, 12 Nov 570 CE. Church floor. Dedicatory.

Transcription

Ἐπὶ τῆς εὐσεβοῦς βασιλείας τοῦ δεσπότου ἡμῶν Φλαουίου Ἰουστίνου ἐγράφη ἐν μηνὶ Νοεμβρίου ιβʹ ἰνδικτιῶνος δʹ καὶ διὰ τοῦ θεοφιλεστάτοῦ πρεσβυτέρου Ἀββοσούββου καὶ Ἐλισέου Ϲαορας Ϲελαμάνου καὶ Ϲτέφανος καὶ Γεοργίου ἐψηφώθη

Translation

Under the pious reign of our master Flavius Justinus, (this inscription) was written on the 12th of the month of November, indiction 4, and the mosaic was made under the God-loving priest Abbosoubbos and Eliseos (son) of Saoras (son) of Salmanos, and Stephen and George.

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

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Languages

Greek

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

570 CE to 570 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

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Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

No bibliography available for diplomatic transcription.

Source of transcription

  • Madden, Andrew. Corpus of Byzantine Church Mosaic Pavements from Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Colloquia Antiqua 13. Leuven: Peeters, 2014. page 19.
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Source of translation

  • Madden, Andrew. Corpus of Byzantine Church Mosaic Pavements from Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Colloquia Antiqua 13. Leuven: Peeters, 2014. page 19.
    Zotero
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